Filter-bag holder



H. C. ARWE, FILTER BAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2, 1920.

' Patented Mar. 7, 1922,.

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

I'IENRY G. ARWE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FILTER-BAG HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY G. Anwn, a citizen of the United States, residin at Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings and gtate of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FiltenBag Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to filter bag holders for eoiiee urns, and seeks to provide an elficient and practical device of this character having decided advantages over those now in use.

Filter bag holders have heretofore been made both with and without bails or handles. -When made without handles, it has been customary to employ a divided ring, provided with a coupling by means of which the ends may be united. Such a ring can be readily threaded through a loop formed around the top of the filter bag. hen made with bails or handles, it has heretofore been the practice to attach the ends of the bail permanently to the ring. lVith such a construction, it is obviously impossible to threadthe ring through a bag loop, and it is therefore necessary to fold the edge of the bag over the ring and then sew it in position. Owing to the inconvenience of thus having to sew the bag in position on the ring, the object of the present invention is to provide a ring onto which a readyi'ormed bag may be easily slipped, such ring at the same time being equipped with a bail or handle by means of which the bag may be conveniently lifted.

In order that my invention maybe readily understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, and in which 2- Figure 1 is a side elevation of: my ll11- proved filter bag holder with the bag in position thereon;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the holder alone, and

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the holder looking in a direction at right angles to Figure 1 and showing the method of assembling the bag and the holder.

Referring to the drawings in detail, my improved holder comprises a ring 1 which, as usual may be formed of stiff wire. This ring is not continuous, but is divided at one point so as to form a free end 2. This end may be rigidly united with the other end of the ring, by means of a coupling 6. This Specification of Letters Patent.

Application and June 2, 1920. eel-m1 No. 385,891.

coupling is shown as in the nature of a double sleeve, one member of which is soldered or otherwise permanently attached to the ring and the other member of which is open and adapted to receive the free end 2 of the ring. In Fig. 2 the parts are shown 111 full lines united andin dotted lines sepa rated. I

In order to conveniently lift the bag and rlng, I provide a bail or handle 4:. This is permanently and preferably rigidly attached at one end to the ring as at 3, and the other end is provided with a hook 5 adapted to detachably engage the ring at a pointdiametrically opposite to the point 8. In practice, I find it convenient to form this bail 4, by simply bending up one end of the wire forming the ring, the ringv and bail thus bein constructed from a single piece otwire. Instead of forming the ring'and bail integral as described, I may, if desired,

form the bail separately, and secure its end within the coupling 6, or otherwise attach it to the ring. In any event, the bail is permanently attached to the ring at a point immediately adjacent the break in the ring, or, in other words, adjacent the coupling 6. 7 designates the filter bag which may be oi any usual or desirable material. This bag is folded and sewed at its upper edge to provide a continuous loop 8, this loop being open at one point as indicated at 8 in Fig. 3.

\Vhen it is desired to place the bag on the holder, the free end 2 of the ring is inserted intothe open end 8 of the loop as shown in Fig. 3 and is then threaded entirely through the loop, the hook 5 being detached from the ring as shown in full lines in Fig. 1 to permit the bag loop to :freely pass over the length of the ring.

After the bag is in position, the free end 2 of the ring is inserted in. the coupling 6 as shown in Fig. 2 and the hook 5 engaged "with the ring 1 as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a very practical and convenient filter bag holder, which admits of the bag being quickly and easily removed and replaced when desired, and it is thought that the many advantages of my invention will be fully appreciated without further discus sion.

What I claim is 1. A filter bag holder comprising a di:

posite point.

secured tothe ring at one point and having at its other end a hook adapted to detachably engage the ring 3. A filter bag holder comprising a ring havlng a break at one polnt, and a bail secured at one end. to the rlng ad aCent such at a diametrically op break, and having at its other end means for detachably engaging the ring at a diametrically opposite point.

4; A bag holder comprising a divided ring having a free end adapted to enter the loop around the edge of a bag and be threaded through said loop, and a hail havng oneend secured to the ring and the other end detachable therefrom so as to permit the ring to pass freely through the bag loop.

5. A. filter bag holder comprising a dividedring and hail all formed from a single piece of wire the bail at one end being integral With the ring, and at its other end having a hook adaptedto detachably engage the n testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

HENRY G. ARVVE. 

